John Gallagher (barrister)

John Gallagher QC is an Australian barrister.[1][2][3] He was a Director of the Board of the public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1999 to 2008.[4]

At the time of his appointment to the ABC board, he had been a member of the Queensland Bar for 35 years, and a Queen's Counsel for 17 years. Prior to his appointment to the ABC Board, he was:

As a Queen's Counsel, Gallagher's experience spanned environmental, town planning, heritage, licensing, broadcasting tribunal, valuation and general commercial cases. He delivered papers at International Bar Association conferences in America, Europe and Asia.[1][2]

He was first appointed to the ABC board for a five-year term on 9 December 1999,[1][2][4] and then reappointed for a three-year term from 24 February 2005 when he was appointed deputy chairman until his term expired on 23 February 2008.[3] In 2006 he was part of that board when they controversially decided not to publish the book Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones, a biography of Sydney radio broadcaster Alan Jones written by ABC journalist Chris Masters.[6]

References
  1. "Board of Directors" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. "ABC Board of Directors" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 October 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  3. "ABC board promotes Gallagher". ABC News (Australia). 6 October 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  4. Ken Inglis (2006). Whose ABC? The Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1983-2006. Melbourne, Victoria: Black Inc. ISBN 1-86395-189-X.
  5. "ASIC ACN 009 707 313". Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  6. McDonell, Stephen (4 July 2006). "Legal fears prompted 'Jonestown' dump: ABC board". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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